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Bismillah (in the name of God, the most beneficent, the most merciful)
Condolences to Imam Al Zamaan and the entire Muslim Ummah on the death anniversary of Lady Fatima Al Masuma of Qom, the daughter of Imam Musa Kadhim and the sister of Imam Ridha ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)).
The moon weeps over you as it recalls your memory,
Oh Noble Lady,
As it is reminded of your journey afoot the road to your Imam,
Oh Masooma of Qom upon your loyalty my salaam I send aplenty.
You are the Zainab of your day,
Walking for miles to Khurasan,
As you raise both your palms in supplication,
Learns from you every nation,
As we knock on your door in Qom,
We bow and ask only for your salvation,
Oh great lady grant us your intercession.
The second Zahra who faced trials no less than Karbala,
A bright light cloaked in the darkest clouds,
As you recall Imam Reza and weep aloud,
Your feet in agony and the memories of the daughters of Ali haunt you daily,
Yet you never gave up on your journey and by wallah this is your legacy,
A belief unwavering in the glory of the Almighty.
And there’s not a doubt but rather in my mind lives this certainty,
That just like the daughter of Ali,
Only another Zainab can revive such a legacy,
When faced with every torment,
Your heart and voice must have proclaimed proudly,
“I’ve seen nothing but God’s beauty.”
And just like your grandmother Fatima Al Zahra,
Oh Sayeda Masooma, your tongue would educate all on religious matters,
Your eloquence unparalleled and the truth can be no truer,
For what poetry can a mere lover write and recite in your honour,
This pen is unworthy of this grandeur,
But the heart calls for you like a child for its mother.
Yet my heart shatters and eyes cry tears,
When I hear your screams as you too are ill due to your troubles
I see your wounded body laying on the dessert in terror,
No one from your family is near,
At this moment you remembered little Sakina.
Surely the world doesn’t understand the status of your valour,
Your door is now a heavenly sanctuary for Zahra’s lovers,
To be your Zawar and Kadham it is an honour,
May we visit you soon and knock on your door,
May we be sacrificed for your sake forevermore,
Ya Bibi Kareema.